1. يا من أطَالَ التجنّي

    مِنكَ الصّدودُ ومنِّي

    O you who have prolonged your unjust reproach,

    From you comes rejection, and from me—

  2. مولاي إن طَال هذا

    عليّ فاعلمْ بأنِّي

    My lord, if this lasts long

    for me, then know that I

  3. أفديكَ قلْ لي ماذا

    الَّذي بَدا لكَ منِّي

    would ransom you. Tell me, what is it

    that you have seen in me?

  4. تركتَني مُسْتهاماً

    حيرانَ أقرعُ سنّي

    You have left me crazed with love,

    bewildered, gnashing my teeth.

  5. أشكو إليكَ الذي بي

    وأنتَ تُعرض عَنِّي

    I complain to you of what ails me,

    and you turn away from me.

  6. ولم ترقّ لِحالي

    ولا رثيتَ لِحُزْني

    And you have not taken pity on my plight,

    nor have you pitied my sorrow.